Month: March 2021

UFO Religions at Uni of Glos with Guest Speaker Eric Ostling (Stockholm University)

That was an excellent session! Eric Ostling of Stockholm University joined us in cyberspace last week to guide level 6 students through the cosmologically mind bending universe of UFO religions. Eric, who has been involved in a number…

Uni Glos RPE Guest Speakers: International Society for Krishna Consciousness from Ty Krishna Cymru.

Whoa, this was an excellent student session with our longstanding friends from The Cardiff ISKCON centre (ISKCON – Tŷ Krishna Cymru (tykrishna.cymru). This week we were joined by the venerable spiritual master Tarakanathadas (pictured) and prominent spokesperson Mantrirajadas…

Uni Glos RPE Guest Speakers: New Kadampa Buddhism in Cheltenham.

This week students examining the sacred landscape of Cheltenham spent some time on line with Opel and Ellie from the NKT Akanishta meditation centre in the city (Meditation & Buddhism in the Cotswolds. (meditationincheltenham.org.uk). The intention of this…

The Baha’i community are Uni Glos Religion, Philosophy an Ethics Guest Speakers: Sustainability and the Environmental Crisis

This week students involved in examining the relationship between various religious communities and their response to the current environmental crisis we provided with a really interesting and interactive session on the Baha’i tradition and the various projects that…

Uni Glos Religion, Philosophy an Ethics Guest Speakers: Rev. Roger Widdecombe of St. Pauls

This week students exploring the nature and location of religion in Cheltenham had the opportunity to discuss the place of St.Pauls Church in the city’s religious and spiritual landscape. Roger provided students with an energetic and dynamic set…

Uni Glos Religion, Philosophy an Ethics Guest Speakers: Rev. Simon Witcombe

This week RPE students at the University of Gloucestershire were invited to have a discussion with the Rev. Simon Witcombe the university chaplain about the nature of sacred space on the University campus. He provided us with a…